ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending an Existing SPECIAL USE Ordinance No. 14,063, as Amended, in a Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District for a SHOPPING CENTER, to Add Two Commercial Buildings, for the Property Commonly Known as JUNCTION CITY SHOPPING CENTER and Located at 5901 N. PROSPECT ROAD (including 5726 & 5728 N. KNOXVILLE AVENUE, and 5713 - 5805 N. HUMBOLDT AVENUE, with Parcel Identification Nos. 14-16-452-008, 14-16-452-009, 14-16-452-034, 14-16-452-038, 14-16-452-039, 14-16-452-040, 14-16-452-042, and 14-16-452-043), Peoria, IL (Council District 3)
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner Tom Leiter is requesting to amend the existing Special Use for Junction City Shopping Center to add a 4,000 sq. ft. commercial building and 3,264 sq. ft. commercial building.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 5 to 0 to APPROVE the request with the following conditions and waiver:
1) Install required signage for handicap accessible parking spaces.
2) Repair parking lot potholes within the shopping center
3) Provide a landscape plan prior to issuance of a building permit.
4) Provide an exterior lighting plan prior to issuance of a building permit.
5) Provide bicycle parking accommodations for at least 8 bicycles.
6) The new entrance on Prospect is very near the IDOT right-of-way on Knoxville. Provide one of the following:
a. Verify that the entrance is outside IDOT's jurisdiction.
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b. Provide verification that IDOT has approved the entrance.
7) Waiver to reduce the required building front yard setback from 20 feet to 5 feet for building 1, and from 20 feet to 6.8 feet for building 2, from the property line along Knoxville Ave as noted on the site plan.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting m...
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